San Diego California-1962: A Fishing Boat Towing a Smaller Vessel at Dusk

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationSan Diego, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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A Fishing Boat Towing a Smaller Vessel at Dusk — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a fishing boat at dusk in San Diego, California. A smaller boat is being towed behind, its lights glowing against the darkening water. The scene unfolds with a grainy, nostalgic quality, showing the silhouettes of crew members and the vessel's rigging against a twilight sky. The camera remains steady, offering a quiet, observational view of maritime life during the early 1960s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123808010

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: San Diego, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s documentary or editorial requests needing San Diego harbor atmosphere, small working boats, and dusk maritime movement from real 8mm home-movie footage.
Period detail: The clip may show early 1960s small-boat fishing activity, with silhouetted rigging, simple deck lights, and low-light color exposure consistent with amateur 8mm filming.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from a nearby vessel or shoreline position without staging, preserving the quiet timing of boats passing on darkening water.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a larger fishing boat, a smaller towed vessel, glowing deck or navigation lights, rigging, water wake, distant horizon, twilight sky, and dark film gate edges.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm grain, dusk underexposure, warm light blooms, and slight frame-edge vignetting that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a maritime cutaway, dusk transition, harbor memory beat, or brief insert between broader San Diego or coastal fishing sequences.
Historical context: The scene documents everyday recreational or working-water traffic around San Diego in 1962 without providing enough visual evidence to identify the vessel, operator, or exact harbor location.
Research note: People appear only as small silhouettes, but likeness review may still be needed, and copyright, location, vessel identity, and any property considerations should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1962 San Diego fishing boat 8mm, dusk harbor tow, small boat being towed, vintage California boating, and home movie maritime footage would match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1962 San Diego coastal material, then broader 1960s California boating or harbor-life clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 San Diego 8mm frame showing a fishing boat in silhouette at dusk, with rigging, deck lights, a visible person, and dark water in the foreground. — Fishing boat and nearby small craft at dusk.

1962 San Diego 8mm frame with a silhouetted fishing boat at right, a smaller towed craft or tow line at left, and warm lights against the dusk water. — Boat and tow line crossing the evening water.

1962 San Diego home-movie frame showing a small lighted vessel being towed behind or alongside a larger fishing boat, with wake and a low horizon at dusk. — Small lighted vessel trailing on the water.

1962 San Diego 8mm frame showing fishing boat rigging at right, a small illuminated vessel near center, and calm dark water under a fading sky. — Rigging and small vessel at twilight.

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